Interpreting scripture among Mainline Protestants by marital status (2014) Switch to: Marital status among Mainline Protestants by interpretation of scripture
% of Mainline Protestants who say the holy scripture is…
Marital status | Word of God; should be taken literally | Word of God; not everything taken literally | Word of God; other/don't know | Not the word of God | Other/don't know | Sample size |
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Married | 23% | 36% | 3% | 29% | 10% | 3,444 |
Living with a partner | 20% | 33% | 1% | 37% | 10% | 261 |
Divorced/separated | 29% | 29% | 2% | 30% | 10% | 764 |
Widowed | 33% | 30% | 7% | 18% | 12% | 791 |
Never married | 22% | 42% | 2% | 28% | 6% | 788 |
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